The Hallelujah Dietsm is a
long-term lifestyle plan, based on God's original instructions
to mankind in Genesis 1:29, that emphasizes the importance of
raw, living plant foods and their juices. Since the body is made
up of living cells, it needs living food at the cellular level.
The Hallelujah Dietsm is designed to maximize the
amount of vital nutrients that reach the body's many cells. When
the body is given the resources and conditions that it needs, it
is able to maximize the built-in healing power given by the
Creator.

Then God said, "Behold, I have
given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of
all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it
shall be food for you." (Genesis 1:29)

The Hallelujah DietsmBy Rev. George H. Malkmus

BreakfastUpon rising, one teaspoon of BarleyMax powder
- either dry and let it dissolve in the mouth, or in a couple
ounces of distilled water at room temperature, but never in
fruit juice. No cooked food, or food containing fiber at this
meal, so as not to stop or hinder the cleansing process, as the
body eliminates accumulated toxins.

Mid-MorningAn eight-ounce glass of carrot juice. If
juice is not available, a piece of juicy fruit would be second
best.

LunchBefore lunch, another teaspoon of BarleyMax
as at breakfast. Thirty minutes later, itís either a raw
vegetable salad or raw fruit. This also is an all-raw meal, as
cooked food is limited to the evening meal. Fruit should be
limited to no more than 15% of total daily food intake.

Mid-AfternoonAn eight-ounce glass of carrot juice. If
juice is not available, some carrot or celery sticks would be
second best.

SupperBefore dinner, another teaspoon of BarleyMax
powder, as at breakfast and lunch. Thirty minutes later a LARGE green
salad comprised of leaf lettuce (never head lettuce as it has
very little nutritional value) along with a variety of
vegetables. After the salad comes the only cooked food of the
day - the 15% cooked food portion allowed on The Hallelujah Dietsm.
This could be a baked potato, brown rice, steamed veggies, whole
grain pasta, or a veggie sandwich on whole grain bread, baked
sweet potato or squash. (If desired, lunch and supper can be
switched, but only one meal should contain cooked food on any
given day.)

EveningIf desired, a piece of juicy fruit or a glass
of freshly extracted apple or pear juice may be consumed.

In addition to the above, the
following is also a part of The Hallelujah Dietsm:

Fiber Cleanse (psyllium-based fiber product)-
Serving recommended on container according to weight, either
before leaving for work, or late morning. (Not recommended for
pregnant or lactating mothers, or for long term use.) An
alternative would be 2 to 3 tablespoons of organic flax seed,
freshly ground in a coffee mill, mixed into 8 ounces of
distilled water or juice.

Udoís Choice Perfected Oil Blend-
One to three tablespoons. Can be taken straight, or used on
salad. Not recommended for cooking.

Vitamin B-12- To ensure adequate
B-12 intake, 1 tablet of a vegetarian, sublingual,
methylcoballamin tablet three times a week. Vitally
important for pregnant women.

Sunshine -
Each day the sun is shining, some (15 minutes) sunshine on as
much of the skin as possible, as sun is so important in the
production of vitamin D.

Exercise -
Physical exercise every day for a minimum of 30 minutes is
extremely important. Half the time should be in aerobic activity
and the remainder in resistance exercises. A stretching and fast
walking program is a good place to begin.

Carrot Juice -
Freshly extracted carrot juice made from large California
juicing carrots is extremely important in meeting daily
nutritional needs. The carrot juice, along with the BarleyMax,
make a dynamic duo in providing the body with high-octane fuel.
As a maintenance program, consume at least two 8oz
glasses of carrot juice along with two to three teaspoons of BarleyMax
daily. When I had my colon cancer in 1976, I consumed 32 to 64
ounces of carrot juice mixed with freshly juiced vegetable
greens daily. If a juicer is unavailable, using a convenient
carrot juice powder like CarrotJuiceMax, which is produced at low
temperature to preserve heat sensitive nutrients, will be a
great substitute.

BarleyMax- The reason I supplement my diet with
BarleyMax is that, for the most part, food produced today is
grown in soil that often lacks the nutrients my body needs for
building new, strong, healthy, vital, and vibrant cells.
BarleyMax is grown organically and contains the widest spectrum
of nutrients from a single source (that I am aware of). I always
consume at least three teaspoons daily. When starting, one
teaspoon per day may be a good starting point, and then building
up to three teaspoons to prevent too rapid of a cleansing
reaction.

BarleyMax powder did not exist back in 1976.
If I had a serious physical problem today, I would increase my
carrot juice to six to eight 8oz glasses along with four or more
teaspoons of BarleyMax powder daily.

The Hallelujah Diet Explained

The Hallelujah Diet, once understood, is very
simple to prepare and apply. We try to follow a ratio of 85% raw and 15% cooked
food each day, with the cooked food usually coming only at the end of the
evening meal.

The 85% PortionThis
is the Hallelujah portion of the Hallelujah Diet! An abundance of God's natural
foods, uncooked (raw), and unprocessed. The dense living nutrients found in raw
foods and their juices are what meet and satisfy the cells' nutritional needs,
so that a person no longer needs to struggle with uncontrollable hunger. Live
foods are also what produce abundant energy and vibrant health. Following are
items from each category that fit into the 85% portion of each day's food
intake:

The 15% PortionThe
following foods make up the 15% portion of the Hallelujah Diet. These are the
cooked foods that follow the raw salad at the evening meal. This cooked food
portion can be very delicious, and actually proves beneficial for those trying
to maintain body weight.

In 1962, Dr. Frank Logsdon, former pastor
of the famous Moody Memorial Church in Chicago, was a dinner guest in my home.
Over the dinner table, he told a fascinating story of how he had had cancer and
(rather than going the medical route) had gone to the Page Institute in Tampa,
Florida. At this Institute, he was told to remove five white foods from his diet
and to switch to a raw vegetarian diet. He had done this and his cancer
disappeared! Dr. Logsdon was about 60 years old at the time he was in my home.
Interestingly, the five white foods he was told had caused his cancer are the
same foods my research has shown to be causing most of our physical problems.
What are the five white foods causing our physical problems? I will list them,
starting with the most dangerous substance we put into our body . . .

Meat. . . contains white fat! The average American meat eater
puts over 50 pounds of fat (cholesterol) into his or her body each year! This
fat clogs the arteries, which ultimately causes the heart attacks and strokes
that will kill approximately 50 percent of our population. Meat is also the
culprit in causing colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other forms
of cancer. Cancer is responsible for 33 percent of American deaths. And meat is
the primary cause of adult-onset diabetes, which kills 9 percent of our
population. Meat also causes gout, arthritis, and a host of other physical
problems. We are told that we need meat for protein and strength. However, we
are not told that the cooking of meat changes the molecular structure of the
protein and renders the protein in meat unusable by the body. If we look to
nature, we will find that there is not a single animal in the wild that cooks
the flesh it eats! More than twenty-five years of research has revealed meat, as
it is produced today, to be the single most dangerous food that we put into our
body. I have not eaten any meat for over twenty-five years.

Dairy. . . is the second most dangerous substance we can put into
our bodies for many of the same reasons. We are told milk is the perfect food
and needed for calcium. But we are not told that the pasteurizing of milk
(heating it to temperatures of 160 degrees or higher) changes the calcium to an
inorganic form, which cannot be assimilated by the body. In nature no animal
pasteurizes its milk . . . and no animal drinks the milk of another species, nor
does it ever drink milk after the age of weaning. The only source of bad
cholesterol (LDL) is animal products! Animal products are not good food!

Salt. . . is another white substance that creates untold physical
problems and suffering. The body needs sodium, but it must be in an organic form
in order to be usable by the body. Table salt, sodium chloride, is an inorganic
sodium compound formed by the union of sodium and chlorine that is extremely
toxic to the body. This toxicity causes the body to retain fluid in an effort to
keep this protoplasmic poison in suspension and out of the cells.

Sugar. . . is the fourth white substance creating our physical
problems. Sugar is so changed and concentrated from its original plant form . .
. that it is actually a drug! Just 10 teaspoons (approximately the amount found
in one soft drink) will immobilize the immune system by about 33 percent.
Approximately 30 teaspoons of sugar will shut down the immune system for a whole
day.

White Flour. . . has had all the good substances (bran and germ) removed
during processing. Then it is bleached, sometimes with a bleaching agent similar
to Clorox. Finally, some coal-tar-derived (carcinogenic) vitamins are added, and
it is sold to the unsuspecting public as "enriched." White flour is
not good food . . . in fact it is hazardous to your health!

(These five white substances are covered
in detail in my book, Why Christians Get Sick.)

DrugsIn addition to these five white substances, we must also
consider the impact of drugs on our bodies. Most people are aware of how
dangerous alcohol and nicotine are to the body, but they fail to realize that
the caffeine in coffee, tea, and soft drinks is also an extremely dangerous
substance. Caffeine is called a stimulant because it excites all of the nerve
endings in an effort to rid the body of this poisonous substance. If a person
drinks over two or three cups of coffee a day on a regular basis, they will
usually develop severe drug withdrawal headaches if they suddenly stop drinking
it. Alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine are dangerous drugs!

Foods That Nourish the Body

Now that we have briefly covered the
substances that are creating most of our physical problems, let us look at the
foods that nourish our body.

In the May 1993 issue of Back to the
Garden, in an article titled "God's Original Diet," I emphasized that
the ideal diet for man is raw fruits and vegetables. This opinion is based on
more than twenty years of my scientific and nutritional research, biblical
study, and the personal experiences of myself and others who have tried this
diet. Much of what I say may sound radical to some, but why should any Christian
be surprised to find that modern science and personal experience have confirmed
that God's original diet of raw fruits and vegetables (Genesis 1:29) is the
ideal diet for mankind?

It has now been more than twenty-five
years since I switched from a diet that was predominately made up of the five
white substances listed in the section titled The Most Harmful Foods. These
foods had caused me to have serious teeth and gum problems, hemorrhoids,
hypoglycemia, high blood pressure, severe sinus and allergy problems, frequent
colds, headaches, pimples, body odor, dandruff, low energy . . . and colon
cancer at age 42! In 1976, at age 42, I switched to a totally raw vegetarian /
fruitarian diet with large amounts of freshly extracted vegetable juices. In
fact, for one year, I never ate a piece of cooked food. During that year, not
only did my colon cancer go away, but so did every other physical problem I had!

After that first year, I added some cooked
food to my diet. Presently, my diet consists of approximately 85 percent raw
foods, with the balance made up of freshly prepared cooked vegetarian food. I
eat no meat, no dairy, no sugar and no white flour products, and haven't for
over twenty years! My diet is usually raw until the conclusion of the day, with
my only cooked food (if any at all) coming at the end of the evening meal.

The reason one should maintain at least a
75 to 85 percent ratio of raw foods is that when food is cooked, almost all its
nutritional value is destroyed. All enzymes are destroyed by cooking.
Approximately 83 percent of all vitamins are destroyed by cooking, and the heat
changes protein into a form that cannot be assimilated. Cooking also reduces the
organic minerals our body needs into an inorganic, unusable form.

In addition to diet, a lifestyle that
includes exercise is an essential element to healthy living. I almost always do
stretching exercises, deep breathing exercises, and at least an hour of aerobic
exercise each day. This diet and lifestyle has sustained me in perfect health
with high energy for more than twenty-five years now!